Farrier&#39;s knife



Mmh 14, 1927. 1,619,619 v. KYFES FARRIER S KNIFE Filed July 27. 1925 TORATTORNEY,

Patented Mar. l, 1927. y

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

VINKO KYFES, F ST. JOSEPH, LOUISIANA.

FARRIERS KNIFE.

Application led July 27, 1925. Serial No. 46,441.

This invention relates to a cutting tool the limb and this extremity iscurved to form used by horseshoers, the general object of the a hook 5.It will be noted from the showing invention being to provide a knifewhich in Fig. 4 that the limbs of the U-shaped will facilitatey thefttmg of a shoe to a horses member incline upwardly and outwardly to- 5hoof. Ward the cutting edge.

This invention also consists in certain Y Thus I have provided a toolwhich can be other features of construction and in the used in paringdown a horses hoof to ft a combination and arrangement of the severalshoe. thereto, the hooks being used to cut out 4" parts, to behereinafter fully described, illuscorns and the like in the hoof. tratedin the accompanying drawings, and It is thought from the foregoing'descripspecifically pointed out in the appended tion that theadvantages and novel features @lahm of my invention will be readilyapparent.

In describing my invention in detail, ref- I desire it to be understoodthat I may 4" erence will be had to the accompanying make changes in theconstruction and in the drawings wherein like characters denote likecombination and arrangement of the several or corresponding partsthroughout the sevparts, provided that such changes fall witheral views,and in which in the scope of the appended claim.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the device, What I claim is 5" Fig. 2 isa bottom plan view thereof, A farriers knife comprising a stem, a Fig. 3is a side view, and handle on one end of the stem, a U-shaped Fig. 4 isa section on line 4 4 of Fig. 3. member having its bight connected withthe In these views, 1 indicates the stem of the other end of the stem,the limbs of said memdevice which is provided with a loop 2 at one berbeing of wedge-shape in cross-section to end which forms a handle, and aU-shaped form cutting edges which are arranged at member 3 is connectedwith the other end, the inner part of the member, said limbs inthismember being connected with the stem clining upwardly and outwardly, andthe exat its bight. The limbs of this member are tremities of the limbsbeing curved inwardly each wedge-shaped in cross-section to proto formhooks which are o-f the same cross- 60 vide a cutting edge arranged inthe upper sectional shape as the limbs. or inner part of the member, asshown at 4, In testimony whereof I afiix my signature. which extendsfrom a point spaced a slight distance from the stem to the extremity ofVINKO KYFES.

